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GRST 380 - How to be a man in Ancient Rome

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
The world-spanning and militarily powerful Roman Empire is often invoked as a model for “traditional” masculinity, but inspection of literary and historical sources reveals a much more complex and multi-faceted concept of masculinity than modern representations of gladiators, centurions, and orators would lead one to assume. This course examines ancient Roman debates around masculinity as a way of thinking about contemporary constructions of manhood. Topics to be considered include gender roles in ancient Rome, homosexuality, invective, class and status, performance and policing of masculinity, and gender non-conforming behavior in antiquity. Curtis Dozier.

Two 75-minute periods.



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